I hadn’t heard that the Dreaded Chinese Snakehead Walking Fish had been seen in Florida waters, but it appears so. 31 times. Yipes. Where in Florida, I don’t know. In some places it could presumably get into Alabama waters. I’m only a mile from the river!

Anyway, it appears that Auburn University is actually doing something useful for once:

For more information on proper disposal of aquarium plants and animals, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to “Aquarium Hobbyists,” c/o Auburn University Marine Extension and Research Center, 4170 Commanders Drive, Mobile, AL 36615.

Really, if you have exotic animals, do, okay? Even if they’re dead, they can carry other organisms that can cause problems.

This is the abandoned apartment complex, about to be purchased by the City of Birmingham, which saw eight fires in eight days recently. It was kids being kids, like I’d thought. No charges have been brought.

Hamas claimed responsibility for the atrocity. Many of the wounded were foreign students, some were Israeli Arabs, and one of the dead was an American. As usual, the Palestinians are showing their amazing ability to destroy any sympathy they might have garnered in the last couple of weeks.